SPRING NOTES: The kids are more than alright, says Bochy; Bumgarner’s new repertoire

This afternoon’s game lasted (approximately) seven hours, providing plenty of opportunities for those looking to make a statement. And quite a few of the Giants took advantage in a 13-9 win over the A’s that included 30 hits from the two teams.

Brock Bond was the biggest standout and it started on defense. Bond isn’t known for his glove, but he made a diving stop in the fourth inning on a sharp one-hopper up the middle, then popped up and made a quick throw to first to get the out. Bond isn’t known for his pop either, but he homered in the seven-run sixth inning, and it wasn’t a cheapie.

In 1,800 minor league at-bats, Bond has four homers. He has never hit more than one in a season, yet he has two in seven spring at-bats.

“I don’t know what that’s about,” he said, laughing. “I was just trying to get one elevated.”

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Bond later lined one the opposite way for a double. Bochy said early in camp that he wanted to get a long look at Bond because of the .410 career OBP in the minors and the reputation for having great at-bats.

“He’s been impressive,” Bochy said Friday. “He’s not getting a lot of time but he’s taking advantage of it. He’s intriguing when you look at the numbers he has put up in the minors.”
Bond is a long, long shot to make the roster, but the Giants are still looking for dependable bats off the bench and an extra infielder. Can Bond play his way onto this team when Marco Scutaro heads off for the World Baseball Classic?

“We’ll be open-minded,” Bochy said, but he added that the Giants are largely focused on guys with more big league experience. One of them, Wilson Valdez, looked really smooth in his few defensive chances on Friday.

Kensuke Tanaka remains in that mix, but today was a mixed bag for the Japanese infielder. A day after picking up his first hit on American soil, Tanaka had a single, stolen base and two walks. But the focus today was on defense with Tanaka starting at short for the first time, and he really struggled. Tanaka’s fielding error in the third inning led to three unearned runs, and he later bounced a throw to first for his second throwing error of the short spring.

“It’s not easy being a second baseman and going to shortstop,” Bochy said. “We’ve got some work to do. It’s a different throw. It’s just going to take some work and it’s going to take a little while before he’s comfortable.”

Bochy reiterated that Tanaka will have to prove he can handle shortstop to make this club.

There’s an outfield job to be had, too, and while Cole Gillespie and Brett Pill (who will play some left field) look like early favorites, the youngsters didn’t hurt their future chances on Friday.

Gary Brown followed Bond’s double with a two-run triple to right, and it looked for a moment that he was thinking “inside the park” on a ball that never even reached the right-field corner. Francisco Peguero and Juan Perez both made an impact, too. Peguero made a nice running catch in the first inning and hit a sharp single up the middle in his first at-bat. He added a triple during the seven-run outburst against former Giant (and all-time good dude) Travis Blackley. I mention this in part because I wanted to write that Bochy greeted Peguero this morning with a raucous, “How’s it going, Pegs?”

Pegs it is, then.

Perez doesn’t have a nifty nickname yet, but he’s displayed some serious fearlessness the past two days. He slammed into a wall the other day while making a catch in center, and today he went a loooong way to almost haul in a basket catch up against the wall. Perez also drove in two runs with a double.

“We think a lot of these kids,” Bochy said.

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Bochy pointed out that we’re seeing the silver lining of the WBC. The kids are going to get their shot, and it’s always a little bit more exciting when they take advantage of it. Bochy also mentioned that Andres Torres is hurt already, so he’s looking for players who might be able to contribute if a similar situation pops up in the middle of the summer.

“We’ve got to get these kids ready,” he said. “They played great. They swung the bats well.”

Did we just about cover it all? Actually, not quite. Angel Villalona hit an impressive homer in the ninth, putting one over the center field wall. And Brandon Belt had three singles to improve to 5 for 7 over the past two games.

As long as Bochy is talking about the kids, a reminder: Belt is only 24 years old.

— This blog will keep a close eye on the Dodgers all season long, for obvious reasons. Today, Carl Crawford was shut down because of nerve irritation. According to the Los Angeles Times, Crawford’s status for the start of the season is in doubt.

“I think it challenges opening day a little bit,” Don Mattingly said. “[But] I don’t think it’s out of the question.”

— The Giants announced that they have partnered with Telemundo KSTS 48 for the upcoming season. From the release, what that entails:

As part of the new partnership, Telemundo 48 will produce a half hour local sports show dedicated to covering the Giants franchise. The show will bring viewers up close to the San Francisco Giants highlighting the team, players and the performance of the World Champions throughout the season. The show will be hosted by long time Giants Spanish announcer Erwin Higueros and Telemundo’s sports anchor Juan Francisco Ramirez.

— Madison Bumgarner gave up three hits and walked two in 1 2/3, but said much of that had to do with him working in a two-seamer, a pitch he hasn’t thrown in a couple of years. Bumgarner said he wants to give hitters a different look.

“I just feel like it would help to have a couple of pitches going the other way,” he said. “It’s just about getting a little tail (on pitches).”

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Hearing Jon talk about Brock Bond made me really happy for the kid’s good game.

allthewayfromfinnertys

Oh, and first.

And second.

channelclemente

Oh boy,

now Bumgarner adds a 2 seam (with sink?) to his list. Being a RHB could become illegal in his starts.

stickman

Knew there would be a new thread as soon as i posted on the previous one. Oh well. Intuition must be working overtime. Getting home from a shopping expedition and hitting the keyboard, i knew that SF won today. Much like yesterday’s queasy feeling before checking out the scoreboard.

JD4SF

Good stuff, Alex, as always. Thanks!

MadBum working on a 2-seamer. Hmmmm. That could mess up some opposing batting stats. 8)

Anti-Lasorda

If Bochy has given you a nickname, he expects you in the clubhouse. The OF competition maybe over…..

Wild Bill

Haven’t been on this board for awhile so I don’t know if this has been brought up, but what are the thoughts out there, if any, of making Lincecum our closer?

*What if he gets off to another bad start and has an ERA over 5?
*Look at what a weapon he was out of the bullpen in the playoffs.
*He would be the closer and Romo would be the 8th inning guy and with Affeldt and Casilla and Lopez,etc.–what a bullpen!
*Lincecum has a rubber arm, never ices-he would be lights out coming out of the bullpen.
*Others have made this transition very smoothly-Dennis Eckersley and John Smoltz our just two who comes to mind.
*BUT, who then would be the 5th starter? (Zach Wheeler, we hardly knew ya)

Lefty

It’s looking like Fresno could be a pretty interesting team, isn’t it?

I read that Tanaka has already said he’ll accept an assignment to Fresno. Maybe that’s the ticket, and he could work on playing SS down there. I don’t want to see him “work on” it at the big league level if today’s game is any indication.

I hope one of these young outfielders gets a serious shot. I’m more excited overall at watching young Peguero (24) and his 4.5 tools than 28-year-olds Pill or Gillespie and their one tool apiece.

I think it’s only a matter of time – and Timmy will be Trevor Hoffman good.

anthillunda2nd

With our huuuge outfield, players with canons for arms and can hustle faster than Manti Te’o's imaginary friend @ the combines, definitely makes Pegs more interesting than Pill or others.

I like Pill too, but he really only looks like a 1B guy to me.

South City Jim

At the risk of getting thrashed, heck, it’s only ST:

Rotation:
Cain
Bumgarner
Lohse
Zito
Vogelsong

Pen:
Kontos
Mijares/Runzler
Lopez
Casilla
Affeldt
Romo
Lincecum

heh,heh,heh

South City Jim

I know, zero chance of happening but still looks intriguing on paper.

brabon99

ha…so bochy reads the blogs….cuz we have been calling him frankie pegs since he has been in the org

glad the kids will be getting a long look and good to know that tanaka will accept a minor league assignment…little surprised that he doesnt have the arm strength for ss

channelclemente

brabon,

far be it from me to correct you….but they read THIS blog. As an example it was here, before the 2012 AS break, that the idea of Lincecum was floated as a ‘super reliever’ in Eckersley style. We noticed his alignment/release off by simply looking at his gig line on game film in the Spring of 2012. When Cain was negotiating last year, it was here that the Yankees potential desire for him was floated in the context of his skill slowing down the ball off the bat (lower BABIP). We’re not all seeing, we’re just paying attention to everything, closely. In a word, this blog is Giants central command from the public side of the chalk line. To find a blog that even approaches this one, you’ve got to go to St. Louis or ‘The Blues’ in NY.

Channel may be right. It was here last spring that several of us suggested that Zito scratch the couching tiger delivery and shorten his stride to add tilt to his ptches and low and behold, it happened.

channelclemente

South,

there is a lot of very good insight and info here, IMO.

Richard in Winnipeg

channelclemente;

Is this blog really command central?
Dazed and confused in Winnipeg here.
Lots of great posters here, and I sincerely include you in that group.
Still to many luggins appear here.
Hopefully I’m not one.
I do get a sense that some have a god “aura” or think they do.
I come here for news I might not find, and have learnt not to take anyone, myself to serious.

channelclemente

The only thing serious here is Baseball, but then that’s about the only thing worth being serious about. Maybe ‘command central’ was a little over the top, but I’ve been gagging from reading Shea, Schulman, and Jenkins stuff over at the Chronicle earlier. I can’t be blamed, right…

South City Jim

Best blog I’ve ever visited. Heck, I thought the Niner discussions here were far superior to those on the Niner blogs.

avwh

Wild Bill:

No chance of Lincecum choosing that route initially or voluntarily. Closers don’t get paid $22M per season.

Say, there’s a familiar face! Randy Winn! Out of the woodwork, like an owl.

South City Jim

We might need a bunker after Obama’s sequestration plan takes effect.

Foothills Ryan

Tough road trip for the Warriors. Do they get to come home now? Speaking of which, they have a nice BANG blog: Fast Break Warriors. There’s some Extra Baggers there, commenting on their other team. Last saw Al Oha there.

JStreet

I followed the Giants since I was in the second grade (Seals Stadium era). Always lived in or near the Bay Area. Could always get the local radio KSFO, then KNBR broadcasts and shows. Learned to read on “the Greensheet”.

Now, I can’t (usually) bring in KNBR, newsprint is virtually gone, and I live in an area that is on the cusp between the SF and LA markets. However, thanks in no small part to this blog and the resources linked here daily, I’m better informed and blessed with more real insight than ever before. Makes the WS seasons all the more satisfying.

True, there are often any number of “luggins” (Canadian term?), but it now seems the ratio of real contributors to nut jobs is decidedly higher than in previous times. Hopefully that trend continues and I think it will because the trolls likely don’t thrive when their chain is not pulled back. And anyway, the occaissional luggin can be quite entertaining.

So thanks Alex. And thanks to the group “mind” of this information exchange. And you know who you are..Let’s Go Giants!

Foothills Ryan

Looks like Grant Brisbee does some writing outside McCovey Chronicles:

Do you listen to the KNBR digital feed online and through Gameday? And are you saying that you don’t have Comcast Bay Area in your cable or satellite feed?

I get a strong KNBR signal east of Fresno. Gets troublesome in the evening when the sun is setting. Then I got to fire up the computer or wake it up from sleep. Always comes in clear then.

Lefty

Jstreet: Yes, definitely you can listen to the KNBR shows on your computer or smart phone if you have one. I live in radio range of KNBR, but except in the car, I usually listen to it on my phone or computer because really, who has a decent AM radio receiver these days? The only functioning AM radio in my house is a 30-year-old clock radio that has pretty bad static.

The actual games are broadcast on mlb.com or the MLB At-Bat app (for smart phones and tablets). The At-Bat app is fantastic–I’ve had it since the 2009 season. It costs about $14 for a whole season. I’m not sure what it costs to get the radio broadcasts on your computer, but it’s probably worth it.

south Gs NOT going to sign Lohse because he will cost a first round draft pick-

ClutchUp

GREAT posts by regulars and non regulars.

We’ve got two weeks of 5 game weeks so ya’ll have kept me entertained! Keep it up.

Footy-Hubbell: AntiLasorda is “hella” right…Giants opening day LU will be their WS lu from game 4.

Frankie Pegs won’t be in LF, it will be Greg White.

8)

Lefty

HA! Rael Enteen, who’s covering Baggs’s beat for CSN this week, posted a game story at 6:45 p.m. called “The Kids are All Right.”

Look at Alex’s title and the time stamp above–yep, 2 1/2 hours earlier.

Comcast, as we used to say when we were kids: “Copycatter, dirty ratter, don’t know what you’re lookin’ atter!”

Lefty

Clutch: I think you and Anti are right about the Opening Day lineup…but that doesn’t mean Pegs might not make the team–especially if Torres isn’t 100%. We shall see. This time last year, we thought Belt, Pill, and Hector would all get sent to Fresno after spring training…

Foothills Ryan

Giants facing Kershaw in opener. He’s a hard throwing southpaw.

Left field platoon will be in play.

Can’t just throw away at-bats versus the Dodgers. Bochy will put best team on the field. The team should act like they’ve been there before. They’ve learned their lesson, they will be determined to defend their title.

Foothills Ryan

Consider that Blanco is a .680 career OPS hitter. His OPS last year: .676. That’s shortstop production in left field.

In my mind, left field is open for competition. But it’s not how you start, it’s how you finish. Blanco better have it going the last two weeks of ST.

JStreet

Foothills and Lefty (where’s Pancho?), thanks for your concern re: KNBR availability, etc. The past two years have been a breeze for me when it comes to then Giants and my access to baseball in general. Last year I got the iPad and with it every game there is except LA, which is subject to blackout. It’s odd, because in the Central coast south of Monterey, the Dodgers and Angels are the default team for Comcast (hence the blackout). All the more odd because in San Luis Obispo, a bit south of here there is a very weak AM station 1400 KJWL that is a part of the “Giants Radio Network”. The rest of the time they play golden oldies, er moldies. Trouble is, the signal is so weak it won’t come in at all in N. SLO County. And KNBR fade sbadly and has lots of static.

I do on occaission listen to The Flamethrower’s signal via Internet. Not games though. I see this is getting complicated, because the game broadcasts are blacked out on Internet KNBR. During games they used to play old Ralph broadcasts, ugh. So, my original point was that I only stream the pregame and selected other stuff on KNBR – thus sparing me the ignominy of listening to an Eric Byrnes or Gary R., etc. and with the blog, I can find out more and better stuff right here.

One last thing, and I recommend this to anyone. For just around $12/ month you can get SiriusXM, and get home town radio broadcasts of all MLB games. The big benefit here is in the car. But also, the device I have sends the signal to any radio within about 150 ft., enabling me to listen while working in the yard. If I still could work in the yard.
But still, I van play my guitar out on the front porch while following the game. Real good..

JStreet

That’s why I appreciate it when Clutch, JD or somebody on here tips me off that there’s something worthwhile on the radio. Then, if convenient, I can stream. Or get it later.

Lefty

JStreet: I also put the Sirius XM app on my iPad so I can stream Warriors radio broadcasts–in fact, you might have been the one that turned me on to that a few months ago, during the baseball playoffs…

noriegains

We dont want to keep a close eye on the Dodgers. We want to beat the Dodgers. Keep it real like last year, GIants news is good news, for other team news we only watch the standings.

Go Giants!

Sam

Lohse career ERA when in the AL is 4.88, which explains why he remains unsigned. An AL team would really need to be desperate to sign him. He will likely end up in Washington with some sort of deferred money deal like Soriano did, so Boras can save face. Soriano got 2 yr 28 mil but half of the money is deferred so present day value is 22 mil but public perception is Soriano got 14 mil/yr.

408svl

all i want is a decade of sf giants baseball. 2 out of 3 aint bad at all. why not more. wsc2010, wsc2012, and on and on…

pacman68

I told you guys that Brock Bond was going to light up spring training. I really feel good where all our young players are heading. Nice to see MadBum getting some new material. I’m really worried about him this year.

JStreet

I’m working on a tune to sell to Meatloaf for his comeback album to be released this fall – ” 3 out of 4 Ain’t Bad”

South City Jim

I was half kidding about Lohse. I agree with whoever said he should have taken the qualifying $13.3 million offer from St. Louis. By the way, Noah Lowry looked great yesterday on Chronicle Live. Dang he was good, but despite the bad break that cut his career short, still has a great outlook on life. Class act.

ClutchUp

Lefty: I’m rooting for Pegs to do what Blanco did last year and Arias later on.

Pegs over Roger K.

And I’ll root for Brock Bond to wear #7 and be this yrs the Riot but Bochy will go with ML Experience I believe.

Footy Blanco doesn’t need to do anything special in ST.

AFTER the PG catch, the HR in Cincy, the perfect relay throw, the bunt that rolled to a stop and the catch in foul territory, Blanco has nothing to worry about.

dgg

Many years ago, I spent a summer doing an internship in Boston and saw a couple games at Fenway Park. The Red Sox blockbuster deal (or dump?) last year with the Dodgers intrigued me, and I think it’s going to be interesting to see how this plays out for the sending and receiving teams this year, and for the Giants. Ricky Doyle at NESN.com had this to say about the Carl Crawford news:

“Boston was immediately praised in the aftermath of its 2012 megadeal with Los Angeles. The Red Sox somehow found a way to shed more than $250 million in unsavory player salaries, thus setting themselves up for a more fruitful future. The Dodgers, meanwhile, rolled the dice that Crawford, Gonzalez and Beckett will all play up to their potential with a change of scenery and, in turn, push L.A. over the top in the National League. But as a new season approaches, and Crawford prepares to potentially miss his second consecutive Opening Day (this time in a Dodgers uniform), it’s quite obvious that life has improved at the Boston baseball scene, even if the Dodgers enter 2013 as the more talented team.”

dgg: It’s a little unseemly for them to be gloating (sort of) that Crawford’s injury rehab is going slowly. By all accounts, he’s a great guy who has hit a rough patch in his career since leaving Tampa Bay. But Boston’s a tough crowd, and big picture, they’re right: They made a smart move and the Dodgers did them a huge favor.

The interesting thing about being a Dodger or a Dodger fan these days is that no one, NO ONE, is going to feel sorry for them about any setbacks they might have–injuries, slumps, PEDs, etc. In fact, the world (not just Giants fans) will quietly or publicly rejoice that the baseball gods have punished them for their financial bullying and their hubris. It’s bad for the sport, and they should be ashamed.

Further, if they do have success, they can’t be proud of it and no one will give them credit for it. It will be like “Well, of course you should win. You’re a failure if you don’t.”

I was thinking about whether I would like being in that psychological place if some cajillionaire bought the Giants and started bludgeoning the rest of the NL with his/her money. I decided that I wouldn’t. Winning is always fun, but it’s even more fun when you feel like your team earned it and even surprised some people along the way.

Lefty

Clutch: I think Pegs has the advantage over Kieschnick already because he hits right-handed and has major league experience. He was one of the few extra players with the team in the postseason, too. Perez and Brown only played in AA last year, so I see them both in Fresno. Don’t know much about Cole Gillespie, but his track record isn’t so incredibly impressive that he should automatically stand in Peguero’s way.

I could see Pegs making the team out of camp. I agree that Bond probably won’t. There’s really not much for him to do off the bench, not with Scutaro and Crawford entrenched and Arias such a capable backup. Better for him to play everyday in Fresno and be ready if there’s an injury. Peguero, on the other hand, can be instantly valuable with his defense and speed, and let’s face it–his competition in LF (Blanco and Torres) isn’t the same caliber as Bond’s competition at 2B (Scutaro, Arias, and even first-rounder Panik behind them).

If Pegs stays hot in spring, gets some starts against lefties and does well, he could push Blanco and Torres for playing time.

Peguero’s biggest competition may be Brett Pill. Let’s say they go with Hector, Torres, and Arias on the bench; that leaves two spots. One backup infielder, maybe Valdez or Tanaka (haven’t seen Abreu yet and Tanaka doesn’t look ready, so Valdez may have the inside track). Then either a fifth outfielder or Pill as a bat/emergency outfielder. It just depends what you want out of that spot on the roster.

Foothills Ryan

Totally agree with those sentiments Lefty. Guten morgen by the way.

Except the Boston gloating part. I read relief on Boston’s end. They can sleep at night and they are very pleased with the pitching propects they got. De La Rosa is a gas thrower, even after TJ. Webster rates higher than Crick right now, but he’s close to MLB ready. I’ve always kind of liked Boston because they were the team that could stand up to the Yankees. I’ve liked many of their players. From Pedroia to Garciaparra. From Pedro to Mike Greenwell. From young Roger Clemens to Jim Rice. Yaz to Williams. Can’t forget Luis Tiant and Spaceman Bill Lee either. I digress…

Back to the Dodgers. Krukow raised a good point about the Dodgers. Other teams won’t necessarily be gunning for the Giants as much as they will the Dodgers. It’s possible the Dodgers will draw more attention and ire for their payroll than the Giants will for their 2/3 titles. Because of their payroll, they will be the ones with the bulls-eye on their back. It’s the Yankee effect I suppose.

This bodes well for the Giants. Not in the center of the radar. Definitely not under the radar, but the Dodgers should be the biggest blip. Yet they still have flaws. Their pitching is going to be very good. Very likely top 5 in the NL – like last year, and should keep them in the hunt. However, defensive is going to be an issue and with offensive holes opening up at third and left, they will not be a juggernaut.

Remember that big showdown earlier this preseason , that the Giants won in extras. Crawford had Blanco beat in left. With Crawford out, the Giants have an easier win. Could be easier if our pitchers stay healthy and Billingsley goes down for the count. His situation reminds me of Brian Wilson – it’s fine. Will give it some rest. See, he’s throwing hard again. Tick, tick, tick….

Foothills Ryan

Clutch,

You’re right. Blanco doesn’t have anything to worry about. He’s on the roster. He has the edge in left field. But it could slip. There’s no good reason to guarantee his half of the platoon. There are no guarantees in life. If he hits righties better than the competition, he keeps his part in the platoon (which is about 70%). If he has a step on Peguero, he loses the defensive advantage in the arms race. Sounds like Peguero is playing Star Wars to Blanco’s Wild West.

You’ve got to like the outfield options. There’s no need for desperation. It’s making sense why Sabean didn’t spend for a LF (esp. once Pagan was re-signed). Between Peguero, Brown and Kieschnick, you get the feeling one of them will stick and form part of a regular outfield trio that with Pagan and hopefully Pence (He stays long term if he hits his baseball card).

Early March roster prognosis says:

Pagan
Scutaro
Sandoval
Posey
Pence
Belt
Blanco
Crawford

Sanchez
Arias
Gillespie
Peguero
Abreu

Cain
Bumgarner
Lincecum
Zito
Vogelsong

Petit
Runzler
Kontos
Affeldt
Lopez
Casilla
Romo

Torres & Mijares start season on DL

ClutchUp

Footy… but WHY would anyone want Blanco’s apparent hold on LF to slip…

He’s earned his spot and comfort zones are important to a big leaguer…

Frankie Pegs will push everyone.

Darren Ford speed with 100 percent more god given skill set. 8)

JStreet

Foot, premium lyrics, premium song.
Diane and I returning to Morro Bay for Dockside gig this aft.
On a baseball note, possibly of particular interest to you and any foothillians – our good friends and even better musicians Frank and Deb form the duo “Good Medicine” out of N. Fork, CA. I’ve just been told they will play the National Anthem prior to the Fresno Griz game on Sat Aug 31. And Frank’s a giant Giant fan. Deb shreds like Knopfler . Tall cotton..

Lefty

Clutch: Nobody wants Blanco to slip. He’s a tremendous defender, and he stepped up big at two key points in the 2012 season–after Pablo went down with the hamate and Blanco took over the leadoff spot for awhile, and after Melky was popped in August. Blanco did a very fine job holding down the LF spot for the rest of the year. Not to mention he seems like a very likable young man.

However, I think there’s some doubt/realism about whether he’s got enough offensive game to be an everyday player. Balanced against his two great points in the season is his big slump from June to August. When Melky was busted, Sabean went out desperately looking for alternatives in LF (Nady, and Pegs got called up)–because no one was sure Blanco could hold down the spot on a daily basis. In my opinion, he showed a lot in the postseason–a number of key hits and the incredibly important lucky bunt in Game 2 of the World Series.

As valuable as Blanco was, he wasn’t even as stellar as Torres was for the Giants in 2010 with his 16 HRs and 40+ doubles. And we all know that Torres couldn’t sustain it in 2011. Two different guys–but the comparison fuels the doubts and the desire to have a backup option or two if Blanco falters.

No one WANTS Blanco to falter. Just being realistic that it could happen.

Foothills Ryan

J, I trust you’ll remind me when that rolls around. Better yet, you’ll be there and we’ll meet up. Does Deb give lessons?

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Clutch,

where did you read “want”? Blanco is not a starter quality bat. 4th OF, role player, defensive specialist. Rooting for someone to step up and be a legitimate run producer in left. If Blanco turns the corner and hits .260/.340/.370 then that would work. I’m rooting for Peguero to be a .290/.320/.430 guy.

Foothills Ryan

or what Lefty said

ClutchUp

Your Missing my points but I understand both of yours. bochys greatest strengths are giving more rope to his guys who “done it for him” even when we all scream here.

He’ll go to Torres before making Peguero a regular part of the rotation.

I’m looking at it from Bochys MO. He’ll go with somebody too long rather too short.

I’m not looking at it as an MLB prognosticator or Quasi Giant Gm, just, I know Bocy will stick with his original ‘prom date’ until she can no longer ‘dance’ altho he has shown eventual signs of pulling the plug after 100 games and especially in post season…

Nate’sFanMom

Some of these kids look really good. Let’s hope Peguero is ready to step into RF next year.

dgg

CU,

If Torres slips back into struggling again though, could it turn out to be a Blanco/Peguero platoon in left?

Sam

Torres will do nothing for them this year. He is a negative WAR player for the past 2 years. No reason to believe anything will change. He had a decent year batting RH last year at .284, but the year before he hit .170 RH, .224 the year before that.

Woj

How about Pill AND Bond making the roster as the backup 1B/5th OF And backup 2B/3B respectively.

I’m tired of lousy retreads with a bad MLB resume somehow being given preferential treatment by Bochy. Tanaka has looked Ter-rible and Wilson Valdez is spanish for below avg. journeyman.

Bond tore up the minors and this team needs guys with quality ABs in them and clutch hits.